Slow Cooker Sesame Chicken

Here is the quote about this dish: "OMG, this recipe should be outlawed in every kitchen. I drank the leftover sauce from the slow cooker like it was soup!" How 'bout them apples??
(serves 4)

1&1/2 lbs. boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 3/4" pieces
1/2 cup honey
1/4 cup chopped sweet* onion, or 2 dried minced onion
1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce or Ponzu Citrus Sauce*
1 T. tomato paste, or 2 T. ketchup
1 T. Dijon mustard*
1/2 sweet red bell pepper*, diced
Sliced cremini mushrooms*
Broccoli florets*
4 t. cornstarch
1 clove garlic, minced or 1/2 t. garlic powder
1/4*-1/2 t. crushed red pepper flakes
1 cup uncooked long grain* rice
2 cups water
2 t. toasted* sesame seeds, or to taste for garnish
Green onions*, sliced for garnish

Spread chicken pieces on bottom of slow cooker. Top with mushrooms and bell pepper.  Stir together honey, onion, soy sauce, tomato paste, mustard, cornstarch, garlic, and red pepper flakes in a bowl; pour over chicken and veggies. Cover and cook on low 2&1/2-3 hours. During the last 30 min. of cooking time, add broccoli. Meanwhile, bring water and rice to a boil in a saucepan, covered. Reduce hat to low and cook 20 min. Stir together the chicken and veggies with sauce mixture. Serve over warm rice, and sprinkle with sesame seeds and green onion.

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Machete Milletti